NCSS Annual Conference
92nd NCSS Annual Conference
November 16-18, 2012
Washington State Convention Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA
Join thousands of your social studies colleagues in the Emerald City this fall for the world's largest and most comprehensive professional development conference. With more than 500 content-rich sessions covering all subjects and grade levels, a lineup of renowned speakers and education experts, more than 150 exhibiting organizations displaying the latest in educational resources, and the opportunity to share the most current knowledge, ideas, research, and expertise in social studies education, the 92nd NCSS Annual Conference in Seattle is where all social studies educators should be. Conference Updates
2012 Call for Proposals is now open
The call for proposals for the 2012 NCSS Annual Conference is now open. We invite you to submit a proposal to present.
The submission deadline is February 20, 2012.
Click here for all of the details.
Reviewers Needed for 2012 Conference Proposals
Help shape the content of the 2012 NCSS Annual Conference and make it your own by reviewing conference proposals. Past reviewers report that reviewing is easy, interesting, and enjoyable. Many say they have become better proposal writers after reviewing other people's work. --> read more »
Literacy Sessions at 2011 NCSS Annual Conference
Looking for strategies to teach literacy? Social studies offers an abundance of rich topics to develop literacy skills, and the 2011 NCSS Annual Conference offered many literacy-focused sessions, at all grade levels. Click here to find the list of sessions that used social studies content to also teach literacy.
2011 Conference sessions available online
A preliminary list of sessions, workshops and poster presentations that were accepted for the 2011 NCSS Annual Conference can be reviewed here.



